dushvaar hai ab raastaa aasaan se aage — Ejaz Gul

"tham gai vaqt ki raftaar tire kuche mein aise saabit huaa sayyaar tire kuche mein manzar-e-baam sar-e-did nahin khultaa hai kuchh hai naa-dida kaa asraar tire kuche mein har talabgaar ko hai haasil-e-guftaar-e-sukut na hai inkaar na iqraar tire kuche mein aaina shaam kaa raushan rukh-e-mahtaab se kar aks chamke to ho didaar tire kuche mein vaslat-e-kaar baham ho ki hain jama din raat pesha-e-hijr ke be car tire kuche mein nafaa ke khel mein samjhaa gayaa thaa taaq jise vo khasaare mein hai hoshyaar tire kuche mein aakhir-e-umr ne ki raunaq-e-baazaar tamaam na dukaan hai na kharidaar tire kuche mein ek muddat se hai tartib mein be-tartibi na durusti ke hain aasaar tire kuche mein"

"usi jannat jahannam mein marungaa gae mausam ko aavaazein na dungaa nae jismon se maqtal jaagte hain nae logon ke raste par chalungaa miri aankhein salaamat hain to phir main paraae khvaab le kar kyaa karungaa lahu ki surkhiyaan mere alam hain khizaan ke zard lashkar se laDungaa kisi khitte mein qatl-e-raushni ho main apne shahr par nauha kahungaa aur us par jo sitam TuTegaa us ko tumhaare naam likkhungaa sahungaa"

"phailaa ajab ghubaar hai aaina-gaah mein mushkil hai khud ko DhunDhnaa aks-e-tabaah mein jal-bujh chukaa hai khvaahish-e-naakaam se vajud parchhaain phir rahi hai makaan-e-siyaah mein main vo ajal-nasib ki qaatil huun apnaa-aap hotaa huun roz qatl kisi qatl-gaah mein rakkhaa gayaa huun izzat-o-tauqir kaa asiir baandhaa gayaa hai sar ko ghurur-e-kulaah mein halkaan mein nahin tiri khaatir sar-e-hujum sab mar rahe hain hasrat-e-yak-do-nigaah mein"

"ham tum jab bhi pyaar kareinge jaan-o-dil sadqe honge ruhon ki khushbu mein hongi baahon ke gajre honge peshravo tum biit chuke ab ham logon ki baari hai zindaanon ke dar to vaa hon ham aage aage honge gumnaami ki galiyon mein taarikh kahaan tak pahunchegi ek tumhi suqraat nahin ho aur bahut guzre honge husn agar zanjir kiyaa hai ishq bhi phir zanjir karo varna baat bahut phailegi duur talak charche honge ai chakvaal se aane vaalo kuchh to haal-ahvaal kaho phuul se aariz chaand se chehre tum ne bhi dekhe honge"

"pechaak-e-umr apne sanvaar aaine ke saath baaqi ke chaar din bhi guzaar aaine ke saath haasid bahut hai pal mein huvaidaa kare khizaan itnaa na lag ke baiTh bahaar aaine ke saath pathraa gae hain log tajalli se husn ki thoDaa saa Daal rukh pe ghubaar aaine ke saath kartaa hai aks zer-o-zabar naa-muraad vaqt jab ghumtaa hai ulTe madaar aaine ke saath paayaa na kuchh khalaa ke sivaa aks-e-hairati guzraa thaa aar-paar hazaar aaine ke saath maadum ho rahe hain khad-o-khaal kis sabab guft-o-shunid kar mire yaar aaine ke saath viraan saa khanDar hai magar sair ke liye lagti hai ik tavil qataar aaine ke saath maakus o aks kaise hain paivast dekh tu aaina kar rahaa hai singhaar aaine ke saath"

"istaada hai jab saamne divaar kahun kyaa haasil bhi nahin rauzan-e-darkaar kahun kyaa lagtaa to hai kuchh diid ko naa-did ke pichhe khultaa nahin manzar koi us paar kahun kyaa huun tang zaraa jeb se ai hasrat-e-ashyaa shaamil to hai fahrist mein baazaar kahun kyaa jis baat ke inkaar kaa had-darja gumaan hai vo baat yaqin ke liye sau baar kahun kyaa main un ke javaabaat se aur ahl-e-zamaana hain mere savaalaat se bezaar kahun kyaa jis baat pe thi bahs hui bahs se khaarij ab rah gai aapas mein hai takraar kahun kyaa ham-saae ki ham-saae se pahchaan nahin hai paivast hai divaar mein divaar kahun kyaa ghaafil nahin aisaa bhi main ab apni rasad se is dil mein talab kaa hai jo ambaar kahun kyaa gulzaar saa khil uThtaa hai khushbu-e-sukhan se jaadu hai vo is kaa dam-e-guftaar kahun kyaa hai rang badan kaa lughat-e-rang mein naapaid laa-saani hai qaamat mein qad-e-yaar kahun kyaa"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"ajab mushkil ki dil kaa haal aisaa ho gayaa hai sabhi ab puchhte hain mujh se ye kyaa ho gayaa hai main ye samjhaa ki gham kaa ab mudaavaa ho gayaa hai kuredaa zakhm to ye aur taaza ho gayaa hai kabhi fursat mile to khud se main baatein karungaa mujhe khud se mile bhi to zamaana ho gayaa hai magar ab sochtaa huun toD duun saare maraasim magar dil bhi tire gham se shanaasaa ho gayaa hai miri barbaad hasti kaa nazaara dekhne ko vo aae aur gham mein phir izaafa ho gayaa hai isi dariyaa mein ab khud ko Dubonaa chaahtaa huun ki is dil kaa talaatum mein kinaare ho gayaa hai chalo bhi 'qalb' ab tum dusraa dekho Thikaanaa ki is basti mein apnaa sab paraayaa ho gayaa hai"

"dil shaad nahin karte aabaad nahin karte mahsus ye hotaa hai vo yaad nahin karte naashaad zamaane ke dil shaad nahin karte kam-aql parindon ko aazaad nahin karte mohtaaj-e-karam aksar rahte hain gharibon ke jo log gharibon ki imdaad nahin karte kuchh log shikaayat ko haq apnaa samajhte hain kuchh log kabhi tum se fariyaad nahin karte ham apne iraadon mein rakhte hain tavaanaai ham daad ke taalib ko bedaad nahin karte jo aap ki niyyat kaa kuchh ilm hamein hotaa ham apni mohabbat ko barbaad nahin karte is daur-e-siyaasat mein 'mahmud' qayaamat hai ahbaab jo karte hain jallaad nahin karte"

"kahe detaa huun go hai to nahin ye baat kahne ki tiri khvaahish nahin dil mein ziyaada der rahne ki bachaa kar dil guzartaa jaa rahaa huun har ta’alluq se kahaan us aable ko taab hai ab choT sahne ki rag-o-pai mein na hangaama kare to kyaa kare aakhir ijaazat jab nahin is ranj ko aankhon se bahne ki bas apni apni tarjihaat apni apni khvaahish hai tujhe shohrat kamaane ki mujhe ik she'r kahne ki jahaan kaa huun vahin ki raas aaegi fazaa mujh ko ye duniyaa bhi bhalaa koi jagah hai mere rahne ki jo kal 'irfaan' par guzri sunaa kuchh us ke baare mein khabar tum ne suni tufaan mein dariyaa ke bahne ki"

"bahr-e-rang-e-daastaan rahne diyaa ik tajassus darmiyaan rahne diyaa ab zamin ban kar bichhaa jaataa hai vo main ne jis ko aasmaan rahne diyaa raushni aur khvaab saare hech the apni aankhon mein dhuaan rahne diyaa vo jagah raushan nahin hogi kabhi is mohabbat ko jahaan rahne diyaa maan ne maathaa chuum kar rukhsat kiyaa maamtaa kaa saaebaan rahne diyaa kul milaa ke ye hai raaz-e-tishnagi ham ne dil ko sargiraan rahne diyaa khud hami paamaal Thahre shauq se khush-gumaan ko khush-gumaan rahne diyaa"